Knowles v. City of Benicia et al

Filing 33

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 11/12/2010 DENYING 17 Motion to Quash or modify third-party subpoenas. Plaintiff 23 Motion to shorten time is GRANTED-IN-PART. 17 Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order and 32 Defendant s' Motion for Sanctions are set for 11/16/2010 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 27 (DAD) before Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd. Defendant shall seal, without examining, all documents produced to defendants in response to the third-party subpoenas at iss ue, pending the court's ruling on plaintiff's motion for a protective order. Plaintiff's reply, if any, must be filed by noon on Monday, November 15, 2010. 22 Plaintiff's Motion to Stay Production of document is DENIED. (Donati, J)

Knowles v. City of Benicia et al

Doc. 33

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 v. CITY OF BENICIA, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff has filed a motion to shorten time for hearing his November 10, 2010 motion to quash or modify third party subpoenas and for a protective order. Also before the court is plaintiff's November 10, 2010 motion to stay production of documents pending a ruling on plaintiff's motion to quash or modify subpoenas and for protective order. In addition, defendants filed a motion for sanctions on November 11, 2010. Upon consideration of the parties' filings, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion to quash or modify third-party subpoenas and for a protective order (Doc. No. 17) is denied with respect to the motion to quash or modify; 2. Plaintiff's motion to shorten time (Doc. No. 23) is granted in part, and plaintiff's motion for a protective order is specially set for hearing on Tuesday, November 16, ///// 1
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PETER KNOWLES, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-3470 WBS DAD

ORDER

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2010, at 1:30 p.m. Defendants' motion for sanctions (Doc. No. 32) will be heard at that time as well; 3. Defendants shall seal, without examining, all documents produced to defendants in response to the third-party subpoenas at issue, pending the court's ruling on plaintiff's motion for a protective order; 4. If plaintiff wishes to respond to defendants' briefing solely on the issue of plaintiff's motion for a protective order and defendants' motion for sanctions, plaintiff may file a reply that does not exceed five pages in length and does not include any attachments, exhibits, or declarations; plaintiff's reply, if any, must be filed by noon on Monday, November 15, 2010, and no sur-reply or further briefing of any kind may be filed; 5. Counsel may appear telephonically at the hearing of plaintiff's motion for a protective order. Any party who wishes to appear telephonically shall arrange such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, Courtroom Deputy to the undersigned, at [phone], no later than 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2010. A land-line telephone number must be provided; and 6. Plaintiff's motion to stay production of documents (Doc. No. 22) is denied. DATED: November 12, 2010.

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